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Subject: Re: [gentoo-devhelp] How to install MIME types?
From: Peter Volkov <pva@gentoo.org>
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=D0=92 =D0=92=D1=81=D0=BA, 21/08/2011 =D0=B2 21:32 +0300, Nikos Chantziar=
as =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82:
> I have an XML file that specifies MIME types for an application.  In my=
=20
> ebuild, I install it like this:
>=20
>    insinto /usr/share/mime/packages
>    doins someapp_mime_types.xml
>=20
> I then use these calls (from fdo-mime.eclass):
>=20
>    fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
>    fdo-mime_mime_database_update
>=20
> However, this results in:
>=20
>   * Updating desktop mime database ...
> ACCESS DENIED  open_wr:      /usr/share/applications/.mimeinfo.cache.OR=
B20V
>   * Updating shared mime info database ...
> /usr/bin/update-mime-database: I don't have write permission on=20
> /usr/share/mime. Try rerunning me as root.
>=20
> What am I doing wrong?  I *am* running "emerge" as root.

These functions should be executed in pkg_postinst() and pkg_postrm().
BTW, you don't need to run fdo-mime_desktop_database_update for mime
files.

--
Peter.